1068 Results from 2020
Uri Rivner CEO and Co-Founder at Refine Intelligence
The gig economy is exploding these days, especially in the wake of the global virus outbreak. According to the Bureau of Labor projections, the portion of gig economy workers will increase to 43% in 2020. Among millennials, 40% have identified as participating in the gig economy. Gig economy means transitory jobs. Rideshare drivers, work-from-home...
12 July 2020 /security /payments Fintech
Sunil Jhamb Founder and CEO at WLPayments
A record 33% of UK purchases took place online in May, according to the Office for National Statistics. Yet with average conversion rates at less than 3%, firms are still missing out on billions of potential income. The likes of better, persuasive sales copy on websites can help firms profit more from the fast-rising interest in e-commerce in the p...
10 July 2020 /payments The Payments Business
Nicholas Bradford Associate Global Product Marketer at Euronet Software Solutions
The adoption of instant payments, nearly doubling over each of the past five years, has motivated countries to implement their own Instant Payment networks. These national networks seek to create a streamlined and regulated channel by which instant payments can thrive in a controlled and trackable environment. Some of the earliest adopters include...
09 July 2020 /payments
Retired Member
The world of manufacturing has seen JIT (Just In Time) for a long time now. Machine tool operators do not need to keep large inventories of raw material next to their machines. This has improved cash and working capital and ultimately profitability for manufacturing companies. However the same is not entirely true in the corporate transaction ban...
09 July 2020 /payments /wholesale Transaction Banking
Anand Melwyn Menezes Senior Vice President - Temenos Services at Maveric Systems
The global banking system had been witnessing a positive streak for the past few years with stable ratings across most countries. It was progressing towards and preparing itself for the next wave of disruption with blockchain and AI-backed technologies as its epicenter. However, in January, the world was hit by COVID-19, a pandemic no one ever saw...
09 July 2020 /covid-19 Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Andrew Beatty Head of Wealth, Retirement & International at FIS
Banking and payments are no longer limited to banks, and it’s a transformation that’s only just begun. People want banking integrated into their daily lives and payment services that eliminate friction. In this blog we take a look at what banks need to do to adapt. Almost all bank systems and processes are firmly rooted in the past, reflections of...
09 July 2020 /payments /retail Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Jamie Nascimento Chief Commercial Officer at LemonTree Software
Words: 1,077 - 3 minute read. It may not seem like a sensible idea to be launching a business during a global pandemic, but if you get the fundamentals right, you can reap the rewards. There’s a global pandemic affecting the way we live and work. Economists predict a recession like nothing we’ve seen in our lifetime. It may not seem like the bes...
09 July 2020 /people /startups Innovation in Financial Services
Adam Bialy Chief Product Officer at OpenPayd
COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation across the financial services industry in a way that it was not wholly prepared for. It has placed fintechs much further ahead in the race to adapt and deliver new business models and revenue streams, especially for those who have already leveraged the potential of Open Banking. But while traditional...
09 July 2020 /regulation /retail Open Banking
Joshua Frith Managing Director at The Dubs
Not getting the hits? Strategy stuck in a rut? Not sure where to go next with your finance content marketing? It’s time to stop second-guessing – and turn to the research. When it comes to effective finance content marketing, there’s no substitute for cold, hard data. Here I delve into the latest studies and uncover what’s holding finance brands b...
08 July 2020 Marketing in Financial Services
John Cragg Chief Executive Officer at MYHSM
The majority of financial institutions have or are developing a cloud strategy, and most are already making some use of the cloud. There are a number of reasons why the cloud is an attractive alternative to running your IT in the traditional manner of owning and operating in-house data centres, including: reduced costs, and costs of cloud computi...
08 July 2020 /payments /cloud Fintech
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